ManyWriters

I was a purveyor of erotic goods, walking the tightrope of legality, supplying adult toys to overseas scam operations.
One day when the delivery guy called in sick, I personally made the drop-off. I woke up in a basement, trapped in a metal cage meant for poultry.
Thankfully, I had shared my real-time location with my boyfriend of many years before setting out.
My boyfriend came to save me, but I watched in horror as Granger tortured him and his team to death right before my eyes.
With his dying breath, my boyfriend whispered: "Run."
I swallowed my pride and became Granger's obedient lapdog in a remote bamboo village deep in the rainforest.
After my carefully plotted revenge failed a year later, I decided to end my life on December 28th. But on that very day, I met her.

I Was Atoning For My Boyfriend's Death When I Met Her

I jolt awake suddenly, drenched in cold sweat.


Beside me, Scarlett's frail body rises and falls gently with her breathing as she lies on her side.


I sigh, pulling my blanket over to cover her.


Early the next morning, before we've even woken up, the door is kicked open with a thunderous bang.


Frost swaggers in with a cigarette dangling from his mouth.


"Well, well, you two seem to be getting along nicely, sharing a bed and all!"


I turn my gaze away, ignoring him as I get up and throw on a jacket.


His face suddenly contorts with rage as he grabs my hair and yanks it, his expression twisted.


"You filthy whore, who do you think you are? Just because Granger pampers you doesn't mean you can walk all over me!"


"Look at this... What do you think this is?"


He shoves my head down, opening his palm to reveal a tiny box no bigger than a fingernail.


As my scalp stings, I close my eyes, feeling despair slowly engulf me.


Chapter 5